February 2012
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BOLD COLORS: Arlenis Sosa for Desingual Spring...
This editorial is lovely- have a look at the other pictures and see if they don’t make you smile and wish it was summer already. She can do no wrong in my eyes!
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FHM Phillipines cover accused of racism →
Watch the BBC interview with FHM’s cover girl here.
Some of the models were painted black and the photo was captioned ‘Stepping out of the Shadows’. I understand that they didn’t necessarily mean to offend anyone and the concept behind the picture actually makes sense but it is a little insensitive. It doesn’t matter that they didn’t have bad intentions....
Jepchumba Photography
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Joansu Jewelry
I first came across Joansu jewelry in January’s edition of Vogue. Share and visit their website.
Diversity Loving: Second AFRICA-THEMED Vogue issue...
Since Vogue’s Franca Sozzani recently evealed that she is working on another Africa-themed issue for the spring, it got me thinking, why can’t we make this a regular ‘thing’? Either way, I’m excited! Sozzani insisted that the issue will be about more than just fashion, saying:
“It will be about the presidents, it will be about the people. But in a very positive way. I...
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“I’m not interested in acquiring a single reader in the West, or anywhere...”
– Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina
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How to Write About the Middle East
Following on from Wainaina’s How to Write About Africa, here’s How to Write About the Middle East.
“There are a lot of smart young people here. We’re hardworking, talented...”
– Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (better known as Wizkid)
Interior Eye-Candy: Banke Kuku
Banke Kuku Interiors and Textiles is a UK based company specialising in printed and woven textiles for the fashion and interior industry. We at Banke Kuku Interiors and Textiles create bespoke pieces and patterns tailored to our clients’ meticulous taste. The company fuses aspects of African and Western culture to create beautiful and elegant fabrics. Banke Kuku Textiles can be identified by...
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Author of 'How to Write About Africa' Releases...
Titled One Day I Will Write About this Place, Binyavanga Wainaina first book has been released. Taking us through his middle-class, suburban childhood in Kenya, this promises to be as exciting as his satirical essay which went viral: How to Write About Africa.
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“A closed mind is a dying mind.”
– Edna Ferber
“If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM...”
– Robert Pattinson
“somebody/ anybody
sing a black girl’s song
bring her out
to know herself
to...”
– Ntozake Shange
In Need of an Exodus ("You may be a citizen but... →
monochromaticblack:
africaisdonesuffering:
When it came to patriotism, no American citizen was as determined to scream his allegiance to the States as much as Eddy. Originally from Nigeria, he had come to the USA, a wide-eyed, overzealous foreign student; a sponge, willing to soak up everything about the much disseminated and celebrated American culture. It didn’t take long before he dropped...
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Malawi's Hidden Culture of Violence and Female... →
It is the immorality attached to our bodies and the strict boundaries placed on our freedom of expression that remind us that, although we’re dotted around the world, we’re essentially riding on the same train, headed for the same destination.
Read my first article for Fem2pt0 here.
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Black Women- How Relevant Are We?
To put it quite simply… women of color are the most marginalized group in society.
Why? Because sexism often means that our value is based on how beautiful we are rather than how smart or competent we are (and our skills in the kitchen too, I suppose, but mainly beauty). You only need to look at how much discussion goes on about Michelle Obama’s wardrobe and hair as opposed to her...
Kids don't notice color and white people are blind... →
queennubian:
The very visable reminder that to be black or brown in America is travesty. It is unwanted. Unless you are shaking your booty or selling Pine Sol. It is sickening and I am tired. My sisters are tired. We’ve got queens feeling ugly because their skin isn’t some shade of beige. There are white mother’s raising their biracial babies without imparting that the black is beautiful. Black...
For all you footy fans (the real football, that...
Look out for Friday’s special report by CNN World Sport: ‘It’s Not Black and White’ on tackling racism in English football.
“I have African roots but I’ve kind of been raised by the world, and...”
– Brendah Nyakudya (editor of Afropolitan magazine)
“The legacy of slavery and racism has made the 20 million black people in this...”
– El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Kenya's legal same-sex marriages →
Kenya’s long-held tradition of women marrying other women defies the notion that homosexuality is ‘un-African’. Read the story here
“Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes
Read more learn more, change the...”
– Nas
“I am passionate about everything in my life—first and foremost, passionate about...”
– Bell Hooks
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab aka the Nigerian Panty...
My first question is ‘who are the real victims here’ and of course, your answer will depend on perspective. I feel DEEPLY sorry for Abdulmuttallab’s family and his would-be victims but I also feel sorry for him- not because he’ll spend the rest of his life in a prison cell but because of the steps he took to hurt people he didn’t know. That’s messed up because...
